Our client is a rapidly growing AI technology company, based in Dublin, Ireland providing software solutions for both non-clinical and Clinical Pathology. From its inception in 2017, the company has scaled rapidly to a team of over 60 people, based in 6 countries worldwide, and is projected to hit 70+ people by late 2021. The company also has US & UK subsidiaries, with plans to expand into new markets. The company has been heavily involved in R&D with several EU and national grants to drive new product pipeline development. This has been supplemented with significant investment funding from VCs and private entities to enable the company's commercial development and growth.

Role and Responsibilities:
● Plan, deploy, and manage the automation effort within the context of the SDLC
● Identify automation opportunities to improve CI/CD of the product:
○ Code builds and quality/security scanning
○ Software deployment, installation, and configuration
○ Product verification and validation
○ Service execution, monitoring, troubleshooting
○ Incident mitigation and remediation
● Interact with stakeholders to define and review process automation objectives
● Collaborate with other teams to improve existing automation frameworks and tools
● Coordinate between onshore & offshore teams
● Complete all mandatory company-wide compliance training and job-specific training required for the role, including QMS, ISMS, GxP, DocuSign, SDLC as applicable

Required Experience for the Role
● 5+ years of work experience in a similar automation role is essential.
● Experience with Java and/or Python programming languages.
● Experience with windows applications, web services, and RESTful APIs.
● Experience with SQL / NoSQL databases.
● Experience with SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid cloud solutions.
● Experience with CI/CD solutions, automation frameworks, and build tools.
● Experience working with Quality Management Systems e.g. ISO27001 or QMS.
● Experience in agile development e.g. Kanban, SCRUM.
● Ability to work independently or as a member of a high-performance team.

Additional Experience in the following would be Advantageous:
● Experience with other programming languages
● Experience with Docker, Kubernetes.
● Experience with AWS Cloud, MongoDB Atlas.
● Experience with DirectX Graphics.
● Experience with Scanner WSI Formats and LIMS.
● Previous experience working in a regulated environment.

Education / Qualifications:
● A Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems or another related field is essential.

Desired Characteristics:
● Can take the initiative and lead by example.
● Excellent communication and ability to work with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the business.
● Experience working with multinational companies and teams.
● Can bridge the gap between user domain and technical audiences.
● Strong Innovative/creative thinking.
● Enthusiastic teamwork and process innovation-driven.
● Strong design and systems thinking skills.

Key Benefits of Working with our client
● Flexible working hours.
● Work from home schedule available.
● Cutting Edge technology space in the Life Sciences domain.
● Multicultural, diverse work team.
● Autonomy & trust among Managers and Employees.
● Continued education and learning opportunities.
● Quarterly face-to-face Social Events (to be reinstated post-COVID-19).
● Ongoing online social engagement (Recently implemented in light of COVID-19 restrictions and new WFH schedule).